The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-02-12


Superintendent Porter has about com
plcted arrangements for the purchase OF
an mir compressor and engine and five
Rand drills, which will In put I'M place at
once. With improved machinery and
under the immediate supervision ofCapt.
Ball, who is "A practical miner ofexcellent
judgment and thorough in his manage
ment, this mine viii he one Of the best
and most economically wrought pro-
perties to befound anywhere. There are
not one-hali of the Gogebic range mines,
about which so much heavy blowing IL
just now being doneby thenewspapers at
Milwaukee and cities OF lesser size, that
can show as much ore in sight or as good
prospects as there are at the Youngstown.
THE KIMBAIL IRON MINING &C.
The Kimball Iron Mining Co., projected
since. The company's property is situ-
ated ON the east hall Of the southeast
quarter Of section twenty-nine, township
forty-three, range thirty-two west, just
Crystal Falls. The board OF directors
for the ensuing year is M follows: George
H. IIeafford, III. H. King, Alonzo Fowle,
c. NJ. Gregg, DIR. III. G. Kimball, j. l..
Whaling and George T.. Simpson. The
following named gentlemen are the com
pany's officers: Ii. X. King, president; (;
George III. Ileafford, vice-president; u. j.
Fry, secretary; J. +. Whaling, treasurer.
The company is an
EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG ONE.
The property will be opened and oper-
ated az once, under the supervision of ;.
ID. Hollister, a gentleman OF good judg-
ment in things Of this kind. Such ma
chinery as il necessary will be put in at
once and work vigorously prosecuted.
At present only IA small working force is
employed, which is engaged in putting the
mine in shape for hoisting. The output
for the coming season has not yet been
determined, but il is safe Co predict that
il will not fall far short OF 10000 tons
The Kimball mine is considered by those
who know something Of il, 20 be the
largest find made ON this Range in long
time, and one that will have strong
tendency To do this town
A GREAT DEAL OF GOOD.
| The ore body as shown up by test pitting
has length Of 100 feet, sixty-five feet be-
tween the walls and is an excellent quail
| ity Of hematite. recent analysis made
by Gustavus Bode, OF Milwaukee, shows
| il to be 6O.59 per cent. metallic iron,
| AZ silica and .07I phosphorus, just be-
yond the Bessemer limit II is an ore
that can always be- very readily disposed
Of. An SKIP working shaft now in course
ofconstruction, will be lowered To depth
Of one hundred feet when drifting will be
commenced. The ore taken outin lower
ing the shaft, will bc stock piled To await
the completion Of the spur track, which
being n very short one, will not require
much time TO bc put in.
THE CALEDONIA MINE.
A DIAMOND DRILL representative re-
Gently visited the Caledonia mine, ON
Lot No ., section seventeen, township
43, range 81, found the management at
present engaged in sinking the main shalt
and have attained depth ofninety-nine
feet, u portion oi which is in the black, or
Argyll slate This shaft, il is expected,
will, a little lower, come i'm contact with
the ore body, which dips in it's direction.
| The ore at this mine is IA very fine grade
\ Of hematite and has been proved Co b.
extensive and all who have examined the
property thoroughly, are united in the
opinion that il will eventually become
one of the leading mines of this district
! Mr.. Dick Lahore, who IL in immediate
charge of exploratory work, IL "a compe-
( tent miner, as Is shown by the present
condition of the mine.
BLACK DIAMONDS.
The reported sale of the Jackson mine,
the oldest and one the largest iron mines
7 in the Lake Superior district, iscontirmed.
Y The jackson mine WIS opened I'm 1862,
and 2,597 ,95S tons Of iron ore have been
mined from IL up 90 Dec.s3l 1856. The
value Of this sproduct IL $20,Ooe,O 900.
The controlling interest in the mine has
been secured by Stone, Chisholm x Jones,
Of Cleveland, and Samuel Mitchell, Mega
unee, for 81 100000.
Kallstrom X Freeman, exploring ON
section 33, 4l-3O, near Bad Water, north
I az Iron Mountain, will probably have a